Black Label Trading Co.’s Morphine Returns in June
For the third year in a row, Black Label Trading Co. is releasing its limited edition Morphine, and once again the blend has changed. The new cigar uses a Mexican San Andrés maduro wrapper, a...
View ArticleMarblehead, Mass. Passes Age Increase, Smoking Ban
The Marblehead, Mass. Board of Health voted unanimously yesterday to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco and tobacco substitute products, such as e-cigaretttes, from 18 to 21-years-old. In...
View ArticleDavidoff Launches Quartet of International Exclusives
Following up on exclusives for the German market and a handful of U.S. releases, Davidoff has also released exclusive editions for four of its international flagship stores. The company’s locations in...
View ArticleMiddleborough, Mass. Won’t Raise Tobacco Purchase Age but Increases Retailer...
One Massachusetts town isn’t jumping on the bandwagon to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, instead choosing to increase the fines on retailers who sell to minors. The Middleborough...
View ArticleVermont House of Representatives Approves Tobacco Purchase Age Increase, Tax...
The Vermont House of Representatives gave its third and final affirmative vote on H. 93 today by a tally of 80-63, with six absent, which seeks to gradually raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco...
View ArticleA.J. Fernandez Releases Last Call
This week, A.J. Fernandez Cigar Co. will begin shipping its latest release, Last Call. The 4 1/2 x 48 vitola is actually a souvenir of sorts from the NFL football season. It’s the cigar that company...
View Article1502 Cigars Reaches Retail Shelves in Europe
1502 Cigars has officially crossed the pond, as the company’s cigars can now be found in Germany and Slovakia thanks to a pair of new deals. The company made the announcement on Wednesday in an email...
View ArticleVoters in West Plains, Mo. Approve Smoking Ban
Voters in West Plains, Mo. have approved a smoking ban that will bring an end to lighting up in nearly all public places, though cigar shops have been spared. During an election held April 5, 71% of...
View ArticleCohiba Majestuosos 1966 (Preproduction)
While most of the attention at the Festival del Habano XVIII was on the Cohiba 50 Aniversario, a limited edition and massive 7 x 60 cigar that will come in highly-limited humidors featuring a 24-karat...
View ArticlePadrón Teases Dámaso No. 34
Padrón appears to have a new size of its Dámaso line on the market, a torpedo called the No. 34 that measures 6 inches in length with a ring gauge of either 50 and 52, depending on which retailer’s...
View ArticleVoters in Ketchikan, Alaska to Decide Tobacco Tax Increase
The back-and-forth about a tobacco tax increase among lawmakers in Ketchikan, Alaska has taken another turn, and will now be decided at the ballot box on October 4. A proposal to raise the tobacco tax...
View ArticleE.P. Carrillo Edición Limitada 2015
Since 2009, E.P. Carrillo has released an annual limited edition cigar, generally referred to as the Edición Limitada, and 2015 was no different, except in some ways it was. The 6 x 54 cigar doesn’t...
View ArticleXIKAR Adding Golf Inspired The Links Collection
The Masters began today and now there’s a new golf-themed accessory line heading to stores next month. The Links Collection is the latest from XIKAR, featuring a variety of golf-themed cigar...
View ArticlePlainville, Mass. Passes Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
As of June 1, anyone wishing to purchase cigars or other tobacco products in Plainville, Mass. will have to be at least 21-years-old, as the town’s board of health unanimously approved the increase...
View ArticleLa Gran Llave & LGL Limited Arrive at Retailers
The first two brands of Michael Argenti’s new La Gran Llave company have arrived on retail shelves. When Argenti announced the company, it was with only the eponymous La Gran Llave line, a five-size...
View ArticleCornelius Toro
The Cornelius & Anthony brand made its debut at last year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show with a line named Meridian, and while it is not a well known brand at the moment, it is part of a...
View ArticleAsk halfwheel: Why Don’t You Review More Cigars
Welcome back to Ask halfwheel—our weekly segment where we answer questions from readers. Today’s question comes from Hunter: If I had a question it would be, “why do you do very few cigar reviews”. I...
View ArticlePadrón Releasing 1964 Anniversary Hermoso Next Week
Over the winter, Piloto Cigars Inc., the parent of the Padrón family, sent a few retailer a smaller, fatter version of its 1964 Anniversary Series. It was a test of a size that is now known as the...
View ArticleXIKAR Ships Anniversary Edition Xi1
This year, XIKAR is celebrating its 20th anniversary and the first of the products specifically created as an anniversary item have now begun shipping. The @xikar 20th Anniversary Xi1s have shipped and...
View ArticleSchrader Returning to the Cigar World With Nat Sherman
Fred Schrader, the Napa Valley winemaker famous for over a dozen 100-point ratings from the wine world’s top publications, will once again have his name on a cigar. Schrader will return via a new...
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